Evaluation of medium-applied insect growth regulators against fungus gnats and western flower thrips populations on African violets

HortTechnology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 515-517

  Ludwig, Scott W ^a,b   Hoover, Kelli ^a   Berghage, Robert ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Cooperative Extension   (United States)

Author keywords

Bradysia; Diflubenzuron; Fenoxycarb; Frankliniella occidentalis; Greenhouse; Pyriproxyfen

Indexed keywords

BRADYSIA; DIPTERA; FRANKLINIELLA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; FRANKLINIELLA TRITICI; FUNGI; INSECTA; MYCETOPHILIDAE; MYCETOPHILUS SP. HMR-1993; SAINTPAULIA; SAINTPAULIA IONANTHA; VIOLACEAE;

EID: 0038686007     PISSN: 10630198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21273/horttech.13.3.0515     Document Type: Conference Paper

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